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ingenious
English
Alternative forms
- engenious (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeni?sus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) +? gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?d?i?nj?s/, /?n?d?i?ni?s/
- Rhymes: -i?ni?s
- Hyphenation: in?ge?nious
Adjective
ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious)
- (of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
- (of a thing) Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
- Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
Usage notes
Do not confuse with ingenuous.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:witty
- See also Thesaurus:intelligent
Related terms
Translations
References
- ingenious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ingenious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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ingenuity
English
Etymology
From Latin ingenuit?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd???n(j)u??ti/
Noun
ingenuity (usually uncountable, plural ingenuities)
- The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.
- (now rare) Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness
Related terms
- ingenious
- ingenuous
Translations
See also
- industriousness
Anagrams
- genuinity
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